Trust Members Accused of Pegging Stands on Land Reserved for School

 

Two members of Nhaka Yababa Trust have been accused of illegally pegging residential stands and constructing cabin houses on land reserved for a school within a housing project in Glaudina.

The Trust, represented by its chairperson Samson Chauruka, alleges that James Chavura, 57, and Prisca Nyaruvembu, 47, unlawfully subdivided and developed land that had been set aside for educational purposes.

According to the Trust, Nhaka Yababa was established in 2017 to acquire land and allocate residential stands to its members. The organisation has about 400 members and was allocated a 46.3539-hectare property in Glaudina by the National Social Security Authority.

Following the finalisation of a cession agreement in 2021, the Trust developed a layout plan that included residential stands, commercial sites and land reserved for a school and other community facilities.

The Trust alleges that in February 2026, Chavura and Nyaruvembu, acting together with two other individuals who are still at large, pegged residential stands on land specifically reserved for a school.

They are further accused of constructing four cabin houses on the site, allegedly encroaching on land earmarked for educational infrastructure.

The Trust maintains that the disputed land had not been allocated to any member and was reserved for community development purposes.